It begins with the same exact dedication to Theophilus as does Luke’s Gospel, and contains many of the same elements as the synoptics and John, particularly emphasizing the massacre of the innocents, Christ’s ability as a fisherman, the death of John the Baptist, and Jesus’ ministry. Despite these ...

Will do. I think we were more on top of things this year (i.e. finishing the tournament before it started, as opposed to while it was going on), but there were still some problematic areas, probably provoked largely by me being forced to work on questions on areas I know little about (philosophy, fo...

This battle took place on Kalkriese Hill during torrential rains, which prevented one from using their sinew-string bows and waterlogged shields. They fell into a trap at the foot of the hill, where the road was narrow, sandwiched between the Great Bog on one side and the hill on the other, and it ...

...answer lines like Lineweaver Burke... This question was not so good. I'd say anyone who knows what's up is going to neg with "Michaelis-Menton" like I did. I'd go so far as to say that this question was downright misleading: it refers to a namesake constant which is the Michaelis constant and wh...

I've only taken a quick look at Editors 1 so far, but there are two things that stood out: 1) For the Juventus tossup, this is a perfect example of using the "It's not X, but ______" type of lead-in. If someone buzzed immediately after "team", there is a chance of a hose. The "It's not AS Roma clue...

The first step of one synthesis of this compound involves the conversion of glutamine to glutamate pyruvate, as chorismate is converted to anthranilate. I'm pretty sure it's a copy editing rather than a knowledge problem, but this doesn't make sense; "glutamate pyruvate" isn't, to my knowledge, a c...

Could people go to the group thing on the control panel and check the box or whatever it is instead of asking me to add you? It's no big deal either way, but it's a lot easier for me to just check a box to approve you than to make sure I get your username exactly right. Everyone above this post (I t...

Before I forget, there are some people who I need to publicly thank: Hannah Kirsch, for volunteering to take a look at the Fine Arts and providing lots of helpful criticism. Rutgers and Eric Mukherjee, for submitting full packets even though they didn't come. The members of Princeton College Bowl wh...

Maryland A won with a 12-0 record, clearing the field. Columbia A is second. There will be a hidden discussion forum for this, for which I will be approving people, since there are two more mirrors of this yet to happen.

Discuss away... I'm particularly interested in discussion of the difficulty (in regards to consistency, and how we might improve it in the future), since I know there were problems with it here. Remember, there are still two more mirrors (4/25 at Whitman (WA) and 5/8 at UTC). ALSO: I'd also especial...

Dan sent this out in e-mail form, but I thought that it should also be posted up here in case. So here's what you'll need to know about Saturday. You should arrive at 8:30, play will start at 9:00. Come to McDonnell A10, its an auditorium. Here's an interactive map of Campus: http://www.princeton.ed...

Final field update posted (although if you are a team who would not have to write a packet... let me know if you want to come and we'll see what we can do). We should end up with 15 packets, so I have a question: would teams prefer a full double RR, leaving only one packet for finals, or some other ...

Rom - I believe that Princeton's wishes are that teams that meet the packet requirements must submit a packet to play. Unless I hear something different from Kunle, you would be ineligible to play Packet requirements are by team, not by player, for every tournament I have ever known. Thus, if Rom w...

Cross-posted from main thread: Just a reminder that the last deadline for submissions is this Saturday. I'm willing to cut some slack if necessary, but you absolutely need to let me know by e-mail if you need it. Also, since this has been a problem with some submissions: look at the formatting guide...

Just a reminder that the last deadline for submissions is this Saturday. I'm willing to cut some slack if necessary, but you absolutely need to let me know by e-mail if you need it. Also, since this has been a problem with some submissions: look at the formatting guidelines in the original announcem...

Post above updated with submitted packets. We have two more submissions pending once people fix formatting and other issues, but I still expect this to happen, since even if we get no more submissions (other than those already promised/submitted once) and write no more questions other than to replac...

I would prefer teams to be entirely school-based, but if there is a desire to form some chimera/open team, we'll deal with that when it comes up. Delaware and Charter School of Wilmington are interested in sending a chimera team. Is this allowed? I don't see a problem with this. We're not really in...

Did you get my packet? By the way, I'm trying to get UW to write one by the next deadline (not the one this weekend) and I can probably contribute another half packet by the last deadline. I did; thanks a bunch. I've had to deal with some "what to do with my life" stuff this week, so my response ti...

Mike: e-mail me about potential mirroring and freelancing. I got no new packets at this deadline, which slightly alarms me, since right now only one team (at a mirror, no less) will be able to attend this tournament. Obviously the reason to have multiple packet deadlines is to allow teams to submit ...

I concur with all of the above sentiments about the great running of the tournament, and I also want to thank Cornell for agreeing to come at the last minute so we could come also, and to everyone involved in running this to accommodate us.

With the imminent cancellation of the Mid-Atlantic site, I was wondering... can we bring our D2 team if the two of us who were going to play D1 help staff? We also have a buzzer system to contribute...

ALSO: I kinda need to know in the next hour, so I can cancel our van reservation if needed.

Today, February 5, 2010 George Mason University classes and campus activities are canceled at 12:30 pm today and all day Saturday, February 6, 2010. Administrative offices are closed at 12:30 pm on February 5, 2010. Classes held at 10:30 am on February 5, 2010 will meet as regularly scheduled. I as...

So as a person who has to personally rent a van and pay for hotel rooms, would it be possible to know whether this tournament is happening by, say Friday morning? Or should I plan to re-reschedule and head to the New England SCT? I would like to know this too, and we can't really afford to go north...